Blessed

Last week, Miles was encouraged by a couple of his friends to apply for a job at their company, where he had applied last year. Last time he applied, they declined giving him a position because one of the four men who interviewed him did not like him for whatever reason. Miles found out that same person was being demoted and would no longer be involved in the interview process. What was more, the other three who had interviewed him previously were very interested in him applying again and spoke positively about hiring him. We were excited about the prospect because it could mean a decent increase in salary, improved benefits, and Miles could work with his friends again.

Everything happened very fast. He sent in his updated resume, spoke with their HR person, and went in for an interview in a matter of a week. The same day he interviewed (last Friday), they offered him a position paying almost 50% more than what he is currently making! Miles was definitely feeling torn because his current place of employment (Opinionology) was about to give him a promotion as well as send him to the Philippines for two weeks to do a training. Not to mention, everything he has been working on over the past year is about to roll out the end of this month. We figured there was no way that they would be able to match or even come close to the offer.

...But we were wrong. His boss was surprised to say the least, but went to bat for Miles and came back with an offer that, including the year-end bonus, is actually better. We were totally shocked and very happy. We decided that him staying at his current job is what is best for Miles and our family in the long run. He is being promoted to Manager of Mobile Development and still gets to take his trip to the Philippines. He won't have to commute and is still working just minutes from our home. It really is wonderful, and we are feeling so blessed. It came at a great time too when we are planning for baby number two in the upcoming future. It will really help us to save for that, as well as put aside money for a home. We are so so excited, and overwhelmed with this blessing in our lives. I'm not sure what we did to deserve it, but we are ever so grateful, especially in this difficult economy.